Cars

Please note that the cars or exhibit items shown in this database are part of our collection but may not be on display when you visit.

MG F-2001

The idea of an all-new MG sports car to replace the MG B was kicking around the halls of the Austin Rover Group as far back as 1985. A...

MG M type-1932

MG started as a group of retail outlets owned by Morris Garages (MG). Their first cars were re-bodied Morris Crowley cars, and were not even called MG. Cecil Kimber...

MG Metro 6R4- 1985

This Group B rally car was designed and built under contract by Williams Grand Prix (Formula 1) Engineering. Unlike other top rally cars at the time, it was naturally...

MG Midget Race Car- 1970

The MG Midget is essentially the same car as the Austin Healey Sprite. This Midget has been modified for racing by bhp developments and was raced by Jeff Lane...

MG TC Midget Roadster- 1949

In 1936, the MG (which stands for Morris Garages) Car Company began production of the T-series. The MGTA Midget and the MGTB were produced pre-WWII. After the war, MG...

MG TC Midget- 1948

MG, or Morris Garages, began automobile production in 1928, but the debut of the T-Series in 1936 firmly established MG as a sports car company. The MG TC hit...

MG TD- 1951

By 1949, the MG TC had become outdated. When it was originally released, it was a slight improvement of the TB version that was designed prior to World War...

MG TF 1500- 1955

Servicemen returning from the European Theater after WWII had become infatuated with the sports car. One of the most popular and recognizable was the MG T-series. In 1949, the...

MG TF- 1954

In 1936 the MG (which stands for Morris Garage) Car Company began production of the T-series. They introduced the MGTA Midget with just over 3,000 being produced. Then came...

Mia- 2012

Mia was a very ambitious, all-electric vehicle manufacturer located in Cerizay, France. The state-of-the-art, fully-reconfigured (former Hueliez coachbuilders) plant employed 16 designers and 80 engineers, including former VW and...

Microcar RJ 49E- 1985

Jeanneau, the parent company of Microcar, began as a builder of fiberglass pleasure boats, but soon turned to the production of sans permis microcars – cars small enough to...

MICRON Monocar Cyclecar- 1924

In the early 1900s, by combining the utility of larger automobiles with the affordable mechanics of motorcycles, cyclecars fulfilled a sweet spot in between. They were inexpensive to build,...

Midas Bronze- 1980

In 1965, Marcos Cars Ltd. produced a Mini-Marcos coupe with Mini running gear and a fiberglass body and monocoque. It was based on a design by Paul Emery and...

Mikrus MR-300-1959

Mikrus (pronounced Meekroos, meaning: “little tyke” or “midget”) is a Microcar built in Poland between 1958 and 1960.  The design brief titled “4 x 4” called for a 4-wheeled...

Minima- 1973

Victor Bouffort was a brilliant French engineer whose designs included the Lohr Fardier, a small utility four-wheel drive vehicle used by the French military, and the Valmobile folding scooter....

Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI- 2001

  The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution was introduced in 1992.  The car was developed to compete in the World Rally Championship.  The first Lancer Evo was called the Evo 1....

Mitsubishi Minica Dangan ZZ- 1991

The Mitsubishi Minica is a Japanese domestic market (JDM) Kei Car. It began production in 1962, and remained in production until 2011, making the Minica Mitsubishi’s longest running model.In...

Mochet CM 125Y-1956

Charles Mochet was France’s best known maker of pedal cars as a practical means of transportation for adults.  He made these from 1927 until well into World War II....

Mochet Le Velocar- 1926

French inventor Charles Mochet 1880- 1934 had a passion for anything that rolled or flew while transporting people. When Georges, Mochet’s then 9-year-old son, repeatedly asked for a bicycle...

Mochet Velocar- 1931

Charles Mochet was France’s best known maker of pedal cars as a practical means of transportation for adults. He saw the advantage of designing a car where the rider...

Mochet-1949

  Charles Mochet was a very successful manufacturer of pedal-powered cars for people.  Production started in 1927, and the cars were very simple – made of wood with very...

Monopoly Car- 2009

Arguably the world’s most famous board game, Monopoly has been translated into 37 languages, exists in hundreds of licensed versions, and has sold over 250 million copies since first...

Morgan F Super- 1948

  Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan was the son of a vicar. Unlike his father and grandfather, he decided not to go into the church but became an engineering apprentice...

Morris Mini “Plum Mini”-1960

This is a custom-designed Mini built on a stock Mini drive train.  As you can see, the car has been cut in half.  The back seat was removed and...

Morris Mini 2/3 Scale Model- 1975

This “car” was built from body parts taken from a 1975 Mini, skillfully “shrunken” to approximately 2/3 the size of a “real” Mini. The body is all steel, and...

Morris Mini Traveller- 1967

Morris Motor Company was started in the 1920s and established a reputation for reliable family cars. In the 1950s, Morris merged with its old rival Austin to form British...

Morris Mini- 1971

Sir Alec Issigonis designed the Mini, which became one of the best selling cars in Europe and one of the most recognized cars ever produced. This car defined Issigonis’...